Obviously I am not running a telnet server, hence the quotes in my question.
Tomcat Virgo is an OSGi Java server that allows management with a localhost
telnet-like interface for managing OSGi modules. Allowing a query 'ss' and
commands like 'refresh 140', 'stop 123', 'start 54'.
$ telnet localhost 2501
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
osgi> ss
"Framework is launched."
id State Bundle
0 ACTIVE org.eclipse.osgi_3.8.1.v20120830-144521
Fragments=1
35 ACTIVE org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregionfactory_3.6.2.RELEASE
64 ACTIVE org.eclipse.equinox.cm_1.0.400.v20120319-2029
65 ACTIVE org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregion_3.6.2.RELEASE
66 ACTIVE org.eclipse.virgo.shell.command_3.6.2.RELEASE
67 ACTIVE org.eclipse.osgi.services_3.3.0.v20120307-2102
...
Lot's of other protocols print a header with their version on connect, have a
debug port, or allow a shutdown string. A generic 'telnet' module would be a
nice addition to the ansible toolbox. If it is as simple as you said, just do
it please.
On Apr 15, 2014, at 23:49, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> wrote:
> There isn't, and quite intentionally.
>
> Telnet is a obviously a very insecure protocol, completely insecure in fact,
> and we strongly want to discourage usage.
>
> Yet, it would be quite trivial to write a connection plugin to support it,
> though, as connection plugins just need to support the ability to put a file,
> get a file, and execute a module (assume ftp would also be used rather than
> netcat?).
>
> To be honest, I considered it as an April fools joke at one point -- to
> actually implement it -- but I didn't do it.
>
> Most networking equipment -- though a lot of the ways people attempt to
> configure networking equipment with Ansible can be hacky -- can usually be
> coerced into enabling SSH.
>
> We would likely refuse the pull request, to be honest -- it is just asking
> for a world of hurt should MITM possibilities arise.
>
> --Michael
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Bas Meijer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there by any chance a 'telnet' module? I would like to connect to a
> certain port on localhost and enter text and look for strings in the output.
>
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